GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES

Unit 5C

Gerunds
Infinitives (+to) Infinitives (without to) Negative form and others verbs.

USE THE GERUND (VERB+-ING)

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After prepositions and phrasal verbs. Im very good at remembering names. Shes given up smoking. As the subject of a sentence. Eating out is quite cheap here. After some verbs. I dont mind getting up early

COMMON VERB WHICH TAKE THE GERUND INCLUDE:

Enjoy Hate Finish Like Love Mind Give up

Practise Spend Stop Suggest And phrasal verbs Give up Go on, etc.

USE OF INFINITIVE (+TO)

After Adjetives. My flat is easy to find. To express a reason or purpose. Hes saving money to buy a new car. After some verbs. Shes never learnt to drive

COMMON VERBS WICH TAKE THE INFINITIVE WITH TO:

Afford Agree Decide Expect Forget Help Hope Learn Need Offer

Plan Pretend Promise Refuse Remember Seem Try Want Would like.

USE THE INFINITIVE (WITHOUT TO)

After most modal and auxiliary verbs. I can drive. We must hurry. After make and let. My parents dont let me go out much. She always makes me laugh.

Gerund and infinitives form the negative with not: Not to be Not being This common verbs can take either the gerund or infinitive:

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Try and remember

These verbs can take gerunds or an infinitive but the meaning is different: Try to be on time: make an effort to be on time. Try doing yoga: do it to see if you like it. Remember to phone him: dont forget to do it. I remember meeting him years ago: I have a memory of it.